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GROSS TIE AND PASTENINWOF THE RAILS THEB'BTU.

No 306,139. Patentedfl 7 1884;.

UNI ED STATES ET OFFICE;

BOLTON W.. on Connor, or srnR viLLn, nississrrri; ASSIGNQHO wo- ;rnrnns' T Jenn e mnn; or gnor;sqn grnnnnssnn, nn JQHN' ilICKEiZHN-EY, or" OHIGKQ'UTTI'JLTEQISY I cease-TIE"ANoFAsnemN SPECIFICATION forrning part of Letters Patent as. 306,139.dated.Qeizoherfl-r188 Applicationfiled December-9i. 1 883 (No model.)

tron V Certain features of my inventioiijhhve rela IQ tion to a railroad cross tie made of metah'and, certain features have referenceflto' a novel;

means for connecting a railroadaailtoainetalj 2 lie cross-tie,

" The several featnres'of myi nvention' and the.

various advantages resnltingQfrom-their" nse conjointly or otherwise will be'apparent from the following specification, f. i

In the accompanying drawings, forming part.-

of this specification, Figure l-is a top view'of' a metallic er0ss-tie made according to inyinvention, portions of the rails beingshown'in position on the same, and also showing device's for connecting the cross-tie and therail's;these devices also illustrating certain'featnresefin 2- luv a lie cross-tie, the rails andthedevicesforhon meeting the rail to thetie haying been removed. Fig.1 3 is an end elevation; fo fthe cross-tie, Fig. represents a'vertfcalftransverse sections 0 of the cross tie, taken ati a; plane passing through the dotted 'linew'w-oix-gg ofi; Figi.'"2.I. Fig. 5is an elevation of the cross-tie,rail, and" their connecting device's shown iii- 1539 Land taken from eitherendofi; the. toward-the transverse center of the'cross-tieij Figlfi rep resents a vertical section of the tie, rail, and connecting devices showz in Fig. 1, thesee, tion being taken through th longitudinal cen ter of the cross-tie. Figfl is an enlarged' edge elevation of i one of the two members forming 'a portion of the devices for connecting the rail to the cross-tie, and showing its relation when in working position to the cross piece or brace for enabling the chair or clip'pieces to keep the rail to the j-tiew and. prevent. the rail from slipping laterally. Fig. 8 is a top View of transverse horizontal section of the clip-pieces and showing a m'o'de of ention. Fig. 2 is'a top'view'of thej rnetal ,7

securing therail from longitudinally; theparts above a hori- I zontal planepassedith rough said dotted lines having been' 'reinoved. Fig.9 is a top View of theundenportiomofa horizontal section taken Eat the dotted line of Fig; 5, and showing {the approved'mod'e of connecting the opposing clip-pieces. Fig. -10 shows an odified mode of- Im'akin'g'the connection illustrated in Fig 'i9. iFigs; 1L and'12 show other modes of connect- Zing the holtandtheclip-piecesu tie,pre'ferably made of 'rovided with twof g ',eith er solid-'orhql l Jew Preferahlytherihs are hollowfand' open hel'ow', the tie being thnscorrugated -above-andgfj' meow; Between: adjacent'ribs is a-gutter 'or. groove, 1), opening upward. iThecioss tia-ex c'epting the cross-bar,

into shape in one and the-same operation. TQVarioir's means may be'employed for con{ nee'ting the rail ,to-theeross-,ties p A useful -mean's'for enabling "thechair or equivalent device tohold the rail inposition "on the cross tie consistent a oross'baror-piece,

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indicates the cross- -wronght+irom--- -Pe tie is- J 01 more longitndinalrilis Q'E, extending across thegroove Dgend a do :sirable mode of eonnjecting-it' to'the'ribs can; sists .in forming iopehings'ejone in' the inner side of'e'ach "rib-horde'ring' the'groeve 1), these ppenings heingpreferably'loeateda little distan-ce'helow'the'topofftlre Jib; iOrie end of ithe crosspiece E he'ing inserted in one of theiSo iopeningsfle, the, cross-piece j is bGfilB SO to shorten it; andiiteilothenend being; then' insorted in the other opening e, it'is'then straight-o e'ned, and: isg thns'efiectnally secured or locked v in position inthe openings-e. "Thecrossibiece 85 ea n thus he, most readilyintroduced'into the openings by heating it to a red hean'and while thus hot it can be bent,iiiserted into the open ing's. andistraightened, and then,'when allov'ged .to cool, it is wellsecnred in place; V In connection with thecross tie, crosspiece E,-and the rail, any snite'ble'fchairsor clips may be employed. ;A preferred form of such clip or chair'pieces of my invention will now be described -The rail H; in so far as its 5 and rail, takenat the dotted line 2 z of Fig. 5,

shape in transverse cross-section is concerned,

may'be readiiyirolled I is made in any of the usual shapes, beingpro' I a iirin, equal, and elastic pressure. The pervided with a tread and afoot having the usual side ejrtensions or flanges, 5. The clip has two hook or claw pieces, K K. Each of these pieces K has a claw, m, at its npperextremity, adapted to fit over edgeh of the foot of the rail, and also has ahorizontal lug, n, adapted to fit closely beneath'the cross-piece E of the cross tie whenthis piece-Kismoved toreward its opposing c0mpanion'piece K Each piece K has a baseor plate, 1), preferably on tending to the front and learnt the'npright portion or shank of the piece. 1 Although the, rear portion of ,said base-via, that indicated byp-r'nay be dispensed with, it is desirable to retain the other *or'front portion, 1), thatit may meet the corresponding front portion, 10 ofthe opposing companion piece K and enable ,thescrew or bolt connecting both to exert its proper leverage, as will be hereinafter specified. When the rail is to be connected to the cross-tie, these pieces K are applied as follows: One cliprpiece K is placed on one side of the rail, thebottom portion of the clip- 2 5 piece being in the groove D and resting on or near the bottom of the latter, and the lug n of the piece K being toward cross-piece E. The piece K'is then advanced toward the rail, the lug n'passing under the cross-piece E and the claw mpassing upon and engaging that part I h of "the foot of the rail which is on the side toward said piece K. The opposing clip-piece K is also placed in the groove D, but on the opposite of the rail, and. with its lug n 5 pointing toward the cross-piece E. This clip piece K is likewise advanced, its lug n'passing under the cross-piece E, and its claw m engaging that portion of the fiangek of the foot of the rail which is adj accnt.

4o Any suitable means for connccting the chairs together and to 'ihe rail and cross-tic may be employed.

'A'very advantageous mode of my invention is as follows: These clip-picccs K each has a transverse perforation or opening, S, from front to rear. I rovide a bolt, '1, having a head at one end, and a hook, a, at the other end. Auelastic substance or piece, preferably a coiled spring, In, is placcd on or in connection with the bolt. The hook end or the bolt is now passed through the openings S in the clip-picc'cs..0n the back of the clip-pieces adjacent to the hook end of the bolt is a projection or boss, 1), adapted to rcccivcthc hook. 5 Thehcad of the hook is now adranccd and the spring compressed between said head and the outside of said adj accnt clip, and the hook a is hooked over the projection b o'f'thc opposing clip. The pressure of rho operation on the head of the bolt is now removed, and the elasticity of the spring presses ihe head away from its adjacent clip, and iccons ihc hook securely locked over and upon the projection A), and tho clip-pieces hold the rail be- 6 5 tween them and down upon thecross-tie with tion of the projection and the hook may be altered. Thus, for example,-the plane of the hook and the projection (ii-may be vertical, as

shown in Fig. 10.

To the. better enable a narrow spring and a not large bolt-head to be employed, a wash-' er, (Z,'is preferably present on the bolt between the spring and its adjacent clip-piece, the washer covering the part oi opening S not filled'by,the bolt-rod. The principal advantages ofsuoh a spring-bolt and hook connection is that there are no nuts to get loose, and consequently the einploys ordinarily required to tighten the bolts can be dispensed with. All rattling is also obviated. When desired, however, a nut can be substituted for the hook, and the springretained, (see Fig. 11;) or the spring also maybe omitted. and the head of the bolt be brought close up to its adjacent clip-piece. (See Fig. 12.) WVhen the clippicces are drawn together, their flanges or K projections 9 impinge against each other.

As the bolt is continued to be tightened, the upper portions of the pieces K will be'forced towardeach other, and will tightly graspbetweenthem the foot of the rail. p

From the sloping or beveled shape of the top and edge of eachof the flanges h of the rail-foot and the corresponding concave shape of the cngagingclaws m of the clip-pieccs the rail will not only be tightly grasped between the pieces K, but be drawn downward sccu rely upon the cross-tie. It is desirable that the rail be prevented from slipping longitudi nally. A device for accomplishing this consists in .providing the inner face of the clip-piece with a rib, fin, or other projection, f, adapted to fit into the isual recesses, N, now present on the edge of rails for the admission of the rails pike. These projections thus prevent ihc rails from sliding in the direction ot'thc length of the track. have said-projections f. but only enough to suitably secure the rail from longitudinal movement. bolted or otherwise permanently secured to the cross-tic, and of each pair preferably that clip which is on the outsidc oi the rail is ihe one to be so scoured. The hollows in the ribs admit the ballast of the road-bcd, and thus the cross-tic. is additionally secured from being moved out of place, the flanges B of the tie at the same time rcsiing on ihe'road-bcd.

The preferred form of hook (I and projcctions 1 is as shown, each having it bevel, V, making a very light joint, and onewhich, il' in part displaced, has a tendcncy,whenacted upon by iho spring \V, to always return to place.

While various features of my invention are preferably employed together, one or more of them may be employed without the remainder.

Thcgroove .1) may be interrupted and be ,come at each cnda recess or pocket for the All of tho clip-pieces need not One of the clip-pieces may be reception of the clips, and the tie may be flat and provided with recesses for the reception of the chairs.

What I claim as new and of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A corrugated metallic cross-tie provided with ribs 0, hollow and open beneath and supporting the cross-bar E, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. 'A metallic cross-tie for railways, having an upper recess or groove for the reception of the clip-pieces and under recesses or grooves at each side of the upper groove, the said grooves being open, forming a substantial bearing for the rail, substantially as described.

3. The combination of railroad-rail, a crosstie provided with recesses or groove D and cross-pieces E and rail-clips K, each having claws m and high, and means forconnecting them together, substantially as'and for the purposes specified.

4:. The improved clip or chair consisting of the pieces K K, each provided with a lug, n, claw m, base-flange p and united by a'bolt, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

5. The improved clip or chair consisting of pieces K, each provided with claw m, lug 12,

and projection or rib f, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

6. The combination of the rail and cross-tie having lug or cross-piece E, clip consisting of pieces K, each piece having j aw m, base 19 and bolt T, and an elastic or spring piece located between the head of the bolt and the adjacent clip-piece, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

7. The combination of the rail and the crosstie having groove D, ribs 0 G, and cross-piece E, supported in the ribs 0' over the groove D, and a clip, whereby the rail is connected to the said cross-piece, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

8. The combination of the rail having openings N, and the clip having pieces K, each ing a rear projection provided with a bevel,

V, and spring located between the head of the bolt and the adjacent clip-piece, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

11., The combination of the hooked bolt, spring W, elippieces K, having a rib, F, and base-pieces p", and corrugated metallic crosstic, brace E, and rail having recesses or open ings N, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

12. The combination of bolt T, havinghook a, spring W, Washer d, clip-pieces, rail having a lug or projection, b, and cross-tie, sub stantially as and for the purposes specified.

BOLTON W. DE GOUROY.

Attest:

A. S. LUDLOW, O. M. HILL. 

